IDA total - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in IDA total was 25.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 42.32 in 1983, while its lowest value was 19.71 in 2012.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1983 42.32
1984 31.67
1985 26.69
1986 26.38
1987 24.15
1988 21.62
1989 22.91
1990 24.39
1991 22.96
1992 23.31
1993 21.30
1994 23.50
1995 22.26
1996 22.38
1997 21.71
1998 22.24
1999 21.32
2000 21.08
2001 21.51
2002 21.03
2003 22.07
2004 21.75
2005 22.39
2006 23.02
2007 21.62
2008 20.78
2009 21.11
2010 20.60
2011 19.98
2012 19.71
2013 20.54
2014 21.54
2015 22.08
2016 22.36
2017 22.61
2018 23.79
2019 25.19
2020 25.30

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts